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OT cleaning piano keys
During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors
open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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Polly, check with an expert, but............my dad used to clean ivory with
rubbing alcohol. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you aren't trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Polly Esther" wrote in message ink.net... During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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http://ne.essortment.com/howtocleanpia_rsqq.htm This covers the bases
well. A beautiful piano is a joy, I hope yours can be non stickified easily. Diana Polly Esther wrote: During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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Spray your cloth damp with windex or some such to remove the oil, then do
the soft cloth with milk thing. They'll be fine. Karen, Queen of Squishies and proud owner of a 1908 Steinway beauty |
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Polly,
I have something called KEY-BRITE by Cory. It is made specifically for piano keys. Cleans like a dream on my baby grand. I have even used it on the keys on my computer keyboard and I could not believe how easily it cleaned up all the grime. Debbi in SO CA Polly Esther wrote: During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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Wonderful answers, thank you all. Polly
"Debbi" wrote in message news:ULxZe.267309$E95.9727@fed1read01... Polly, I have something called KEY-BRITE by Cory. It is made specifically for piano keys. Cleans like a dream on my baby grand. I have even used it on the keys on my computer keyboard and I could not believe how easily it cleaned up all the grime. Debbi in SO CA Polly Esther wrote: During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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Oh Karen - I had a 1908 Steinway, too.
I don't have it any more (the sound board was beginning to go); but I treasured it for many, many a year. .. In message CCxZe.162249$084.19942@attbi_s22, Queen of Squishies writes Spray your cloth damp with windex or some such to remove the oil, then do the soft cloth with milk thing. They'll be fine. Karen, Queen of Squishies and proud owner of a 1908 Steinway beauty -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Old, fine furniture used to be cleaned with a soft cloth and a solution
of white vinegar (for removing bloom, greasiness and general dirt). If the keys are ivory, that probably wouldn't be a good idea, but it would be fine for the body of the piano. As to the keys, the usual rule of thumb for 'whether or not ivory' always used to be that, if the key covering had a split across the white notes, just below the black notes, and the wider part could be a detectably different colour from the narrow part (so one assumed they were cut as economically as possible from the ivory), they were ivory. You could usually see a grain in the ivory ones, whereas the 'plastic' covers would tend to be one-piece and the same colour from one to another, with no visible grain. I used to do the milk thing too! Whatever you try, do try on one of the end ones, not those in the middle - a sample piece you know g .. In message . net, Polly Esther writes During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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white vinegar...
Polly Esther wrote: During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly -- Dr. Quilter http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali (take the dog out for a walk) |
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Dumb question probably but, what does the milk do?
DS "Polly Esther" wrote in message ink.net... During our weeks without electricity, we had to keep our windows and doors open. Every day seems to bring more surprises from that exposure. Yesterday's was the oily, slimey feel of our piano keys. The piano is a fine one, the keys may even be ivory. I don't know. I guess I could bite one like the pirates do to check to see if a coin is really gold. Anyhow, I don't want to harm the piano but the greasy touch has got to go. Until Katrina, I cleaned the piano keys with a soft cloth just barely damp with milk. Yes. Really. I suppose I'll try that but am wondering if any of you have any thoughts. Polly |
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